Global Patent Index - EP 0540119 A3

EP 0540119 A3 19931208 - MONOLITHIC DIGITAL PHASELOCK LOOP CIRCUIT

Title (en)

MONOLITHIC DIGITAL PHASELOCK LOOP CIRCUIT

Publication

EP 0540119 A3 19931208 (EN)

Application

EP 92203320 A 19921028

Priority

US 78484991 A 19911030

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0540119A2] A monolithic phaselock loop circuit (PLL) for controlling the phase and frequency of a free-running oscillator to compensate for process induced variations in the VCO natural frequency and to extend the fpull-in range by +/-50% of the frequency of the reference clock. The PLL is comprised of a VCO, a digital phase comparator, a digital frequency divider and a digital sequential phase error detector (SPED). The SPED circuit comprises two up-down counters, one to control the phase; the other, the frequency; a first one-shot circuit to detect every level transition of the reference clock and a second one-shot circuit to provide a pulse for every falling edge of the reference clock; and a shift register to store the value of the phase comparator thereby providing indication of a frequency lock between the free running external oscillator and the VCO. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H03L 7/189; H03L 7/10

IPC 8 full level

H03L 7/113 (2006.01); H03L 7/06 (2006.01); H03L 7/085 (2006.01); H03L 7/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H03L 7/085 (2013.01 - EP US); H03L 7/113 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 5168245 A 19921201; EP 0540119 A2 19930505; EP 0540119 A3 19931208; JP 2771928 B2 19980702; JP H07264062 A 19951013

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 78484991 A 19911030; EP 92203320 A 19921028; JP 26605192 A 19921005